| type | level |
|---|---|
| provincie | 1 |
| total area in square kilometers | 2 859.51 |
|---|
| year | population | type | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3 245 500 | estimate | secondary |
| 1995 | 3 325 064 | estimate | secondary |
| 2002 | 3 431 685 | estimate | official |
| 2003 | 3 559 079 | estimate | official |
| 2004 | 3 570 361 | estimate | official |
| 2007 | 3 456 100 | estimate | official |
| 2013 | 3 219 334 | calculation |
| Date | Year | Change |
|---|
